
• provide reliable and up-to-date information to athletes on the risks and benefits of performance-enhancing substances, including anabolic steroids;
• understand the efficacy and adverse effects of over-the-counter dietary supplements marketed to athletes for enhancing sport and exercise performance;
• determine which performance-enhancing supplements are beneficial for strength/ power performance, endurance performance, or both; and
• distinguish between those performanceenhancing supplements that mimic the effects of hormones in the body and those that improve performance through some other means.